Indeed. People frequently point to reduced poverty numbers as a sign that we are on the right track. And those numbers are impressive, and very important for th

Indeed. People frequently point to reduced poverty numbers as a sign that we are on the right track. And those numbers are impressive, and very important for the people who moved into the "not poor" category instead of the "poor" one. But....I suspect it has only been possible by a rapid use of carbon energy, and by expansion into the biosphere. I doubt it is sustainable, to use the more literal sense of the word.